1 Chronicles 15

1David built houses for himself in the City of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, a and pitched a tent for it.2Then David said, "No one may carry the b ark of God but the Levites, for c the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister before Him forever."3And David d gathered all Israel together at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it.4Then David assembled the children of Aaron and the Levites:5of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and one hundred and twenty of his 1 brethren;6of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and two hundred and twenty of his brethren;7of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and one hundred and thirty of his brethren;8of the sons of e Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and two hundred of his brethren;9of the sons of f Hebron, Eliel the chief, and eighty of his brethren;10of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and one hundred and twelve of his brethren.11And David called for g Zadok and h Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites: for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.12He said to them, "You are the heads of the fathers' houses of the Levites; 2 sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it.13"For i because you did not do it the first time, j the LORD our God broke out against us, because we did not consult Him 3 about the proper order."14So the priests and the Levites 4 sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.15And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders, by its poles, as k Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.

16Then David spoke to the leaders of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers accompanied by instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, by raising the voice with resounding joy.17So the Levites appointed l Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, m Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of their brethren, the sons of Merari, n Ethan the son of Kushaiah;18and with them their brethren of the second rank: Zechariah, 5 Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, ObedE'dom, and Jeiel, the gatekeepers;19the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were to sound the cymbals of bronze;20Zechariah, 6 Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with strings according to o Alamoth;21Mattithiah, Elipheleh, Mikneiah, ObedE'dom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, to direct with harps on the p Sheminith;22Chenaniah, leader of the Levites, was instructor in charge of the music, because he was skillful;23Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark;24Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, q were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God; and r ObedE'dom and Jehiah, doorkeepers for the ark.

25So s David, the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of ObedE'dom with joy.26And so it was, when God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bulls and seven rams.27David was clothed with a robe of fine t linen, as were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the music master with the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.28u Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting and with the sound of the horn, with trumpets and with cymbals, making music with stringed instruments and harps.

29And it happened, v as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the City of David, that Michal, Saul's daughter, looked through a window and saw King David whirling and playing music; and she despised him in her heart.

Cross References1 Chronicles 16:1
So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

Cross ReferencesNumbers 4:15
And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is set to go, then the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These are the things in the tabernacle of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry.
2 Samuel 6:1 - 11
Again David gathered all the choice men of Israel, thirty thousand.

Cross ReferencesNumbers 4:2 - 15
Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the children of Levi, by their families, by their fathers' house.
Deuteronomy 10:8
At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister to Him and to bless in His name, to this day.
Deuteronomy 31:9
So Moses wrote this law and delivered it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.

Cross ReferencesExodus 40:20
He took the Testimony and put it into the ark, inserted the poles through the rings of the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark.
Exodus 40:21
And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, hung up the veil of the covering, and partitioned off the ark of the Testimony, as the LORD had commanded Moses.
2 Samuel 6:12
Now it was told King David, saying, "The LORD has blessed the house of ObedE'dom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God." So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of ObedE'dom to the City of David with gladness.
1 Kings 8:1
Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the City of David, which is Zion.
1 Chronicles 13:5
So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor in Egypt to as far as the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath Jearim.

Cross ReferencesExodus 6:22
And the sons of Uzziel were Mishael, Elzaphan, and Zithri.

Cross ReferencesExodus 6:18
And the sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. And the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred and thirty-three.

Cross References1 Samuel 22:20 - 23
Now one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahi...
1 Samuel 23:6
Now it happened, when Abiathar the son of Ahime...
1 Samuel 30:7
Then David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimele...
1 Kings 2:22
And King Solomon answered and said to his mothe...
1 Kings 2:26
And to Abiathar the priest the king said, "Go t...
1 Kings 2:27
So Solomon removed Abiathar from being priest t...
Mark 2:6
And some of the scribes were sitting there and ...

Cross References2 Samuel 6:3
So they set the ark of God on a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.

Cross References1 Chronicles 13:7 - 11
So they carried the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.

Cross ReferencesExodus 25:14
You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, that the ark may be carried by them.
Numbers 4:15
And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is set to go, then the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These are the things in the tabernacle of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry.
Numbers 7:9
But to the sons of Kohath he gave none, because theirs was the service of the holy things, which they carried on their shoulders.

Cross References1 Chronicles 6:33
And these are the ones who ministered with their sons: Of the sons of the Kohathites were Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel.
1 Chronicles 25:1
Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service some of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals. And the number of the skilled men performing their service was:

Cross References1 Chronicles 6:39
And his brother Asaph, who stood at his right hand, was Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea.

Cross References1 Chronicles 6:44
Their brethren, the sons of Merari, on the left hand, were Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch.

Cross ReferencesPsalms 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

Cross ReferencesNumbers 10:8
The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and these shall be to you as an ordinance forever throughout your generations.
Psalms 81:3
Blow the trumpet at the time of the New Moon, At the full moon, on our solemn feast day.

Cross References1 Chronicles 13:13
So David would not move the ark with him into the City of David, but took it aside into the house of ObedE'dom the Gittite.
1 Chronicles 13:14
The ark of God remained with the family of ObedE'dom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of ObedE'dom and all that he had.

Cross References2 Samuel 6:12
Now it was told King David, saying, "The LORD has blessed the house of ObedE'dom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God." So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of ObedE'dom to the City of David with gladness.
2 Samuel 6:13
And so it was, when those bearing the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, that he sacrificed oxen and fatted sheep.
1 Kings 8:1
Now Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the City of David, which is Zion.

Cross References1 Samuel 2:18
But Samuel ministered before the LORD, even as a child, wearing a linen ephod.
1 Samuel 2:28
Did I not choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be My priest, to offer upon My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod before Me? And did I not give to the house of your father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire?

Cross ReferencesNumbers 23:21
He has not observed iniquity in Jacob, Nor has He seen wickedness in Israel. The LORD his God is with him, And the shout of a King is among them.
Joshua 6:20
So the people shouted when the priests blew the trumpets. And it happened when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat. Then the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
1 Chronicles 13:8
Then David and all Israel played music before God with all their might, with singing, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on cymbals, and with trumpets.
Zechariah 4:7
'Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone With shouts of "Grace, grace to it!" '"
1 Thessalonians 4:16
For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first.

Notes

1 Chronicles 15:1 - 29

David built houses for himself in the City of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tent for it.
Then David said, "No one may carry the ark of God but the Levites, for the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister before Him forever.
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